Where? Nyutabaru, Kyushu, Japan When? 02/12/2012
The annual airshow at Nyutabaru is always a safe bet to see some amazing aerial displays of the JASDF. Three Squadron, either equipped with F-4EJ Phantoms ...

Where? Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan When? 06/12/2009
Nyutabaru, Sunday morning, 6h30… Masses of cars are already queuing to get on the parking places, and even the first enthusiast are on their way to ...

Where? Nyutabaru, Kyushu, Japan When? 07/12/2008
Nyutabaru, on the southern Japanese island of Kyhusu, is a real superbase, if not THE superbase. At least that's what everyone says who has ever bee ...

... flying the F-15(D)J Eagle moved to Nyutabaru and was followed by the “Black Panthers” 8 Hikotai from Misawa, which in 2008 converted from the F-4EJ Phantom II to the F-2. The nicknamed “Viper Zero” is ...

... provide a nice variety.
Unfortunately plans for the JASDF future foresee that the F-15J Eagles of 304 Hikotai will swap with the Nyutabaru-based 301 Hikotai Phantoms, which means that the „Phantom ...

...
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Other than that the airshow at Tsuiki in 2014 once again got a visit from a Nyutabaru-based F-4EJ Kai Phantom for some fly-bys and the rescue ...

Where? Kyushu, Japan When? November 2012
Aggressors, Eagles and Phantoms, there is plenty of jet action going on at Nyutabaru, even on a normal flying day. Spending two days on the fence guarantees ...

... n directly from Nyutabaru and did some fly-bys. Nothing special due to the weather - however it was a Phantom display! - and I did not press the trigger very often.
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The F-2 so ...

... just afterwards.
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The jets were next with a F-4EJ Kai Phantom that flew in directly from Nyutabaru, and a display of three Tsuiki based F-15J Eagles ...

... interesting country and the nice people finally made me to go back again. This journey to the "Land of the Rising Sun" was organized around the airshows in Nyutabaru and Naha, thus concentrating on th ...

... how Japan feels with some of the knowledge learnt the last time, led me to the decision to go there a second time
This time the main target are the shows at Nyutabaru and Naha, and hopefully I will fin ...

... f it wouldn't have been dark that part would also have been very scenic, but in the night we could unfortunately only get a small idea of the deep valleys through which we were driving. Close to Nyutab ...

... we wanted to have a first look at Iwakuni and would reach Tsuiki late, being able to visit the Airshow on Sunday. Week 2 Monday and Tuesday were blocked for Nyutabaru and Kanoya, a Navy base. Nyutabar ...

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